Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Emilie Salkeld  Governance Officer

Items
No. Item

1.

PROCEDURAL MATTERS

1B

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Rob Moreton and Norman Wright.

 

1C

Declarations of Members' Interests

Members are reminded to disclose any interests that are relevant to any item on the Agenda.

Minutes:

There were no declarations of Members’ interests.

 

1D

Minutes of the Estates and Property Committee pdf icon PDF 214 KB

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the

Estates and Property Committee held on Monday 24th January 2022.

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That the minutes of the Estates and Performance Committee held on Monday 24th January 2022 be confirmed as a correct record.

 

2.

Exclusion of the Press and Public pdf icon PDF 7 KB

Minutes:

That under Section 100(A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) Order 2006, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the items of business listed below on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A to the Act in the paragraphs indicated:

 

Item 3 – Crewe Fire Station Project

 

Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding the information).

3.

Crewe Fire Station Project

This report, concerned with the project to replace the current fire station in Crewe with a new building on the same site, includes: an updated about progress; information about proposals from the contractor; and a commentary about risks associated with the project.

 

Members are being asked to decide if this project should proceed to the construction phase.

 

The report contains commercially sensitive information.

Minutes:

The Director of Governance and Commissioning introduced the report concerning the project to replace the current fire station in Crewe with a new building on the same site.

 

He updated Members about the progress with the project, provided information about proposals from the contractor and gave a commentary about risks associated with the project.  Members were also informed of the 11-week lead time of the temporary fire station.  In light of the information, Members agreed that the project should proceed.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

[1]       the report be noted; and

 

[2]       the Director of Governance and Commissioning be authorised to enter into a design and build contract with ISG Construction Limited.